Elizabeth phelps ward was the eldest child and only daughter of the reverend austin phelps and his first wife elizabeth stuart phelps, a noted writer. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward, born mary gray phelps, 18441911 was an american author. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. The novel was immediately popular, selling 80,000 copies in the united states and 100,000 in england.
Silent partner speaks for the voiceless not only as a story containing reform rhetoric but in the soft, uncalloused hands of elizabeth stuart phelps, serves as an analysis of selfhood, of the american woman as an individual and who she can become. Elizabeth stuart phelps and the american literary renaissance. Her parents were austin phelps, a congregational minister and educator, and his wife elizabeth wooster stuart phelps, author of the kitty brown series of books for girls under the pen name h. Ward, elizabeth stuart phelps 18441911, american author and philanthropist, was born in boston, massachusetts, on the 31st of august 1844. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward, born mary gray phelps, august 31, 1844january 28, 1911 was an american author. Analyzes differences in the literary treatments of women doctors in works by william dean howells, sarah orne jewett, and phelps. Austin phelps 18201890 who became a professor in the andover theological seminary in 1848, and elizabeth stuart phelps 18151852, who wrote sunnyside. Nina baym, swanlund professor of english and jubilee professor of liberal arts and sciences at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign, is general editor of the norton anthology of american literature and the author of more than a hundred books and. Phelps, elizabeth stuart, elizabeth stuart phelps 2014. The silent partner ebook written by elizabeth stuart phelps. Elizabeth stuart phelps including the tenth of january afterword by mari jo buhle and florence howe. The silent partner by elizabeth stuart phelps, paperback.
College literature publishes original and innovative scholarly research across the various periods, intellectual fields, and geographical locations of anglophone and comparative literary studies. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward august 31, 1844 january 28, 1911 was an early feminist american author and intellectual who challenged traditional christian beliefs of the afterlife, challenged womens traditional roles in marriage and family, and advocated clothing reform for women in 1868, three years after the civil war ended, she published the gates ajar, which depicted the afterlife. Long considered a writer of didactic moral novels in the tradition of. Elizabeth stuart phelpss the silent partner and the massachusetts bureau of labor statistics reports. Elizabeth stuart phelps s the silent partner and the massachusetts bureau of labor statistics reports. Phelps was born in massachusetts in 1844, and was a strong advocate for womens rights and the abolition of vivisection in america. In most of her writings she used her mothers name elizabeth stuart phelps as a pseudonym, both before and after her marriage in 1888 to herbert dickinson ward. Elizabeth stuart phelps, an american writer in the late nineteenth to early twentiethcenturies, is an influential figure in the history of childrens literature. Law ebook, pdf, download click here you can download numerical methods for. She was baptized mary gray phelps and nicknamed lily by the family. Elizabeth stuart phelps legacies of nineteenth century american women writers series editor theresa strouth gaul, texas christian university board of editors martha cutter, university of connecticut storrs frances smith foster, emory university susan k. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward, popular 19thcentury american author and feminist.
The lives of these two women intersect as worker and owner as they both reject marriage proposals. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward elizabeth stuart phelps ward was born in boston on august 31, 1844, to elizabeth wooster stuart phelps and rev. In the year of her birth, emerson had published an essay the poet. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward august 31, 1844 january 28, 1911, born mary gray phelps, was an american author and an early advocate of clothing reform for women, urging them to burn their corsets. Although the male imagination if such a thing exists proved extremely ingenious in the 19th century in the creation of strong female characters such as anna karenina and isabel archer, the female artist as major protagonist was rare in novels by men. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward wikisource, the free online library. A singular life is a novel published in 1895 by elizabeth stuart phelps ward.
The journal is committed to the renewal of critique as a historically determinate practice, and to questioning existing disciplinary frameworks and challenging new critical orthodoxies. An early realistic portrayal of industrial life and the social injustice of the time in the u. Trixy is an early novel of the animal rights movement and sought to turn public opinion against vivisection. Phelps claims not only the argument but the authority to write from a uniquely feminine. Mary gray phelps was the daughter of a clergyman and of a popular woman writer. It was first published in serial form in the atlantic monthly from january through october 1895, and published in novel form in late 1895. Her father was professor of sacred rhetoric in andover theological seminary. Elizabeth stuart phelps books list of books by author.
Related search for e stuart elizabeth stuart phelps pdf. After the death of her mother in 1852, phelps incorporated her mothers name, stuart, into her own. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the silent partner.
Including the tenth of january elizabeth stuart phelps, mari jo buhle, florence howe on. Elizabeth stuart phelps 18441911 published fiftyseven books, including hedged in, the silent partner, the story of avis, and doctor zay. Discover book depositorys huge selection of elizabeth stuart phelps books online. The silent partner elizabeth stuart phelps full view 1871. In most of her writings she used her mothers name elizabeth stuart phelps as a pseudonym, both before and after her marriage in 1888 to herbert dickinson ward, a journalist seventeen years. The silent partner 1871 and the tenth of january 1868 were among the earliest realistic portrayals of industrial lifeand social injusticein the united states. Trixy is a 1904 novel by the american writer and activist elizabeth stuart phelps, best known in her lifetime as the author of the bestselling the gates ajar. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward wikisource, the free online. Elizabeth stuart phelps 18441911 born mary gray phelps american novelist, short story writer, poet, and autobiographer. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Her baptismal name was mary gray, after a close friend of her mothers, though one source notes the child was called lily by her family.
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Elizabeth stuart phelpss 1871 new england labor novel, the silent partner, ends with a scene that is confusing and troubling to many readers. William lynn watson watson is associate professor of english at the university of southern mississippi, gulf coast. Elizabeth stuart phelps, the true woman when we think of the literary. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Born mary gray phelps, 3 august 1844, boston, massachusetts. In elizabeth stuart phelps ward sentimental and didactic novel entitled the gates ajar. Elizabeth stuart phelps unl digital commons university of. Harris, university of kansas mary kelley, university of michigan venetria patton, purdue university karen sanchez eppler, amherst college. Elizabeth stuart phelps ward august 31, 1844 january 28, 1911 was an early feminist. Phelps daughter of austin and elizabeth stuart phelps. Elizabeth stuart phelps author of the story of avis. It was the fourth highest bestselling book in the united states in 1896 analysis. The book was published in a period when americans were exploring how the teachings of jesus.
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